Book review

This is Volume 2 of a two-volume edition of "World Masterpieces," offered to teachers whose world literature courses are concerned entirely with ancient and modern masterworks in foreign languages. The Third Edition offers the entire list of non-English works in the regular third edition, including all new selections, new translations, and revised introductions PLUS several new selections from modern Continental literature. The editorial features that distinguish the regular edition are also present here: All dramas and short works are presented in their entirety; emphasis is on imaginative literature; notable critical essays introduce the major periods in Continental literature; annotations are unusually full and helpful; the volume is compact, easy to hold, and easy to read; a special Note on Translation by Maynard Mack concisely introduces the student to the problems of reading literature in translation. Volume 2 covers Continental literature since the Renaissance.